Wicked Jane, one of the few fine dining restaurants to open in the first year of the pandemic, is closed.
Zod Arifai, a New Jersey chef, was behind the restaurant. He opened on a stretch of Greenwich Street with lots of restaurants.
“People have really missed fine dining,” he said a week after opening in July 2020.
“There’s still a place for it in this city, at least I hope so.” When the restaurant opened, it served a two-hour tasting menu on outdoor tables with elaborate dishes like foie gras cannoli.
Arifai later scrapped those plans: “No one wants to eat a four-course dinner in this heat,” he said.
The chef was behind several popular New Jersey restaurants, including Blu, Next Door, and the Duke and Elephant, all now closed. 15 West 8th Street, between Fifth Avenue and MacDougal Street
